The Steve King Style oF American Politics by Jelani Cobb It's paranoid politics – just like Richard Hofstadter described a half century ago.

What Michael Rogin means to me, particularly in the Age of Trump by Corey Robin Rogin’s work stands as a cautionary note to liberals and the left: When a McCarthy (or Trump) comes along, it's misguided to think normal political rules don't apply. They do despite the lure of far-flung analyses rooted in psychology (e.g.: authoritarianism).

Weaponizing the Past by Jill Lepore How should the courts use history?

10 facts about the origins of American deportation policy by Hidetaka Hirota Where did the policy come from? When and why was it introduced in the United States? Who was the target of removal law? How were deportation laws enforced? In "Expelling the Poor," historian Hidetaka Hirota answers these questions in revealing the roots of immigration restriction in the United States.

The Putin Anomaly by Leon Aron In modern European history, Vladimir Putin is the first classically reactionary and even revanchist leader who is not, or at least not yet, an anti-Semite.

A Consequential Presidency by David Greenberg Bill Clinton rescued his party from near obscurity a quarter century ago. Democrats would be wise to closely examine the lessons of his tenure as they set out to rebuild after the devastating 2016 elections.

What Gorsuch Has in Common With Liberals by Akhil Reed Amar He's an originalist. So are (surprise!) a lot of liberals.

Donald Trump Is Not a Twenty-First Century Andrew Jackson by Mark R. Cheathem Historical comparisons can be just as misleading as they can be enlightening. Many of the similarities between the two men are superficial and collapse quickly.

That Time American Women Lost Their Citizenship Because They Married Foreigners by Tanya N. Ballard In March of 1907, Congress passed the Expatriation Act, which decreed, among other things, that U.S. women who married non-citizens were no longer Americans.

Reagan called America a ‘city on a hill’ because taxpayers funded the humanities by Abram Van Engen The phrase comes from a Puritan sermon by John Winthrop called “A Model of Christian Charity.”